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William the Conqueror's Speech at Hastings (1066) // Be Ye The Avengers of Noble Blood
In 1066 Norman Duke William The Bastard invades England with the full might of his army, loaded onto a vast armada of longships. King Harald Hardrada…
2 days, 14 hours ago
Roman Scholar Describes Ancient China // 1st century AD // Pliny the Elder on the "Seres"
In recognition of the enthusiasm surrounding last week's video on China's perspective, here we have a video exploring the reverse.
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2 days, 14 hours ago
Ancient Chinese Monk Describes Ancient India // 4th century Faxian // Primary Source
The journey of Faxian is one of the most incredible in human history. By foot, he traveled from his home in central China to the far away land of Ind…
2 days, 15 hours ago
Craziest Predictions for the 21st Century from History
Thanks to @Odoo for sponsoring this video: https://www.odoo.com/r/k8C --------------------------- Extracts taken from: The Republic By Plato Writt…
2 days, 15 hours ago
Three Historical Accounts of the Dog-Headed Men // Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Sir John Mandeville
Somewhere in the distant seas past India, these three famous explorers from completely different backgrounds came across a race of men called the Cyn…
2 days, 16 hours ago
Soviet Journalist Documents US Deep South and Visits President Roosevelt (1936) // Ilf and Petrov
Text taken from 'Revival: Little Golden America' (1944) (Routledge Revivals) by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. https://www.amazon.com/Revival-Little-Ame…
2 days, 16 hours ago
First Englishman Relates Adventures in Shogunate Japan
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2 days, 17 hours ago
Ivar and Björn Avenge Ragnar's Death // 12th Century Extracts from Saxo Grammaticus and Krákumál
Here we have two extracts - one from Krákumál, a medieval Scottish poem from the 12th century giving the final words of Ragnar Lothbrok - and an extr…
2 days, 17 hours ago
History of the Universe Channel Presentation
FIRST VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XSCrSkK2HcQ CHANNEL LINK: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtRFmSyL4fSLQkn-wMqlmdA THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE
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2 days, 18 hours ago
True Medieval Knight Describes Life During The Crusades
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